10.0
10.0
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
2023
as Himself
James McAvoy
Acting
Born:April 21, 1979(age 47)
Birthplace:Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Nationality:United Kingdom
Education:St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School, Glasgow, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
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James McAvoy (born April 21, 1979) is a Scottish actor. He made his acting debut as a teen in The Near Room (1995) and appeared mostly on television until 2003, when his feature film career began. His notable television work includes the thriller State of Play, science fiction miniseries Frank Herbert's Children of Dune and the channel 4s BAFTA award-winning series Shameless (British TV series) He has performed in several West End productions and has received four nominations for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor, and has also done voice work for animated films including Gnomeo & Juliet, its sequel Sherlock Gnomes, and Arthur Christmas. In 2003, McAvoy appeared in a lead role in Bollywood Queen, then in another lead role as Rory in Inside I'm Dancing in 2004. This was followed by a supporting role, as the faun Mr. Tumnus, in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005). His performance in Kevin Macdonald's drama The Last King of Scotland (2006) garnered him several award nominations, including the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. The critically acclaimed romantic drama war film Atonement (2007) earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination and his second BAFTA nomination. He later appeared as a newly trained assassin in the action thriller Wanted (2008). In 2011, McAvoy portrayed Professor Charles Xavier in the superhero film X-Men: First Class, a role he reprised in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), Deadpool 2 (2018), and Dark Phoenix (2019). McAvoy starred in the crime comedy-drama film Filth (2013), for which he won Best Actor in the British Independent Film Awards. In 2016, he portrayed Kevin Wendell Crumb, a man with 23 alternate personalities, in M. Night Shyamalan's Split, for which he received critical acclaim, and later reprised the role for the sequel Glass (2019). Since 2019, he has portrayed Lord Asriel Belacqua in the BBC/HBO fantasy series His Dark Materials.
Filmography (55 movies)
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10.0
The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson
2020
as reader
8.0
8.0
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
2011
7.6
7.6
Atonement
2007
as Robbie Turner
7.6
7.6
Macbeth
2005
as Joe Macbeth
7.5
7.5
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014
as Charles Xavier
7.4
7.4
Inside I'm Dancing
2004
as Rory O'Shea
7.4
7.4
The Last King of Scotland
2006
as Dr. Nicholas Garrigan
7.3
7.3
Split
2017
as Dennis / Patricia / Hedwig / The Beast / Kevin Wendell Crumb / Barry / Orwell / Jade
7.3
7.3
Becoming Jane
2007
as Tom Lefroy
7.3
7.3
X-Men: First Class
2011
as Charles Xavier
7.2
7.2
Speak No Evil
2024
as Paddy
7.1
7.1
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005
as Mr. Tumnus
7.1
7.1
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
2019
as Self
7.0
7.0
California Schemin'
2025
Director
6.8
6.8
Filth
2013
Producer
6.8
6.8
It Chapter Two
2019
as Bill Denbrough
6.8
6.8
X-Men: First Class 35mm Special
2012
as Self
6.8
6.8
Arthur Christmas
2011
as Arthur (voice)
6.7
6.7
Penelope
2006
as Johnny/Max
6.7
6.7
Strings
2004
as Hal
6.7
6.7
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
2014
as Conor
6.7
6.7
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
2014
as Conor
6.7
6.7
Glass
2019
as Patricia / Dennis / Hedwig / The Beast / Barry / Heinrich / Jade / Ian / Mary Reynolds / Norma / Jalin / Kat / B.T. / Kevin Wendell Crumb / Mr. Pritchard / Felida / Luke / Goddard / Samuel / Polly
6.6
6.6
Trance
2013
as Simon
6.6
6.6
The Sands Between
2021
as Man
6.6
6.6
The Conspirator
2011
as Frederick Aiken
6.5
6.5
X-Men: Apocalypse
2016
as Professor Charles Xavier
6.5
6.5
Wanted
2008
as Wesley Gibson
6.4
6.4
Atomic Blonde
2017
as David Percival
6.4
6.4
The Making of 'Split'
2017
as Self
6.4
6.4
Starter for 10
2006
as Brian Jackson
6.4
6.4
The Last Station
2009
as Valentin Bulgakov
6.3
6.3
Pose
2026
as Thomas
6.2
6.2
Bright Young Things
2003
as Simon Balcairn
6.2
6.2
My Son
2021
as Edmond Murray
6.2
6.2
Wimbledon
2004
as Carl Colt
6.2
6.2
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
2014
as Conor Ludlow
6.0
6.0
The Magical World of Julia Donaldson
2020
as Self - Readings
6.0
6.0
Dark Phoenix
2019
as Charles Xavier / Professor X
5.9
5.9
Victor Frankenstein
2015
as Victor Frankenstein
5.9
5.9
White Teeth
2002
as Josh Malfen
5.9
5.9
Gnomeo & Juliet
2011
as Gnomeo (voice)
5.9
5.9
Welcome to the Punch
2013
as Max Lewinsky
5.9
5.9
The Book of Clarence
2024
as Pontius Pilate
5.7
5.7
Together
2021
as He
5.7
5.7
Lorna Doone
2001
as Sergeant Bloxham
5.7
5.7
Sherlock Gnomes
2018
as Gnomeo (voice)
5.5
5.5
Submergence
2017
as James More
5.1
5.1
The Pool
2001
as Mike
4.6
4.6
The Near Room
1997
as Kevin
4.5
4.5
Bollywood Queen
2002
as Jay
Lions Uncut: Australia 2025
2025
as Narrator
The Space Between Attack and Decay
2025
as Narrator
Control
TBA
as Dr. Conway
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